One-pointedness status

["Richard Be X Born <ribex@...>" <ribex@...>]

Greetings!

I am presently practicing one-pointedness, which fortunately is quite 
easy for me. Yesterday, after only four days of practicing, I was up 
to nine minutes. The only reason I quit it at that point was because 
I was getting restless, which I suppose is a major distraction. 

My topic last night was fire, and I came up with some very 
interesting stuff regarding the nature of fire. Incidentally, I 
experienced an interesting phenomenon. The surface of my body started 
getting these hot flashes, like intense heat. I thought I was 
incredibly hot, until I put my hands on different parts of my body 
and realized the physical temperature was perfectly normal. Actually, 
the heat didn't feel like it was generated from within, like it 
normally does; instead, the heat rested on the close surface of my 
skin like tight clothing, but not steady but fluctuating. It was a 
very physical sensation.

My biggest problem at this stage is not the discipline of avoiding 
distractions, it is getting deeper. I realize what a great tool this 
level of mentation is, and I want to get deeper. I felt how, when I 
kept feeding the ideation/topic to my mind, it responded after a 
short time by totally focusing upon the topic at hand. I was released 
from the strain, and just flowed into the topic like the rush of a 
river.

My question is this: Does anybody have any tips on how to get deeper 
into the ideation/topic?


Thanx for your time!

Well met
Vovin